Steel wool



July 6,1926. 1,591,143

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Filed Feb. 18, 1926 WILLIAM H. Roaanvs,

Patented- July 6, i926.

NITED- STATESFPATTENT orrics.

WILLIAM H. ROBBINS, OF SPRINGFIELD, PANY, OF LONDON, OHIO,

onro, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLIAMS COM- A CORPORATION, OF OHIO.

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Application filed February 18, 1926. Serial No. 89,243.

pad, so that "the same piece of soap can be used in a plurality of pads.

It is a further object to provide a pad in- 'sjuch form that it can be easily grasped by the hand of the operator without injuring the fingers of the operator. 7

It is an additional object to so form the pad that the operators hand can grasp the pad well, holding the soap or other similar article in osition.

It is a furt bination between the soap and pad in that the form of the respective soap and pad will be such that the soap will maintain the general configuration of the pad as it is originally formed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of-the circular pad of steel wool loosely bound together as it is assembled from the steel wool machine;

Figure 2 is a a reduced scale;

Figure 3 is a section through the pad as 3 it 1s formed in its final form-in compressed condition;' I Figure 4 isa plan View thereof;

Figure 5 is a section through the pad and tillroug the removable soap article 'within t e a Figure 6 is a plan view thereof. I I

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates aloose pile or group of steel wool. 2 designates a semi-circular cup-shaped wool pad provided with an interior receiving cup per-- plan View of Figure 1 on to the soap and er object to provide a com-v trons wool pad having a tion 3. It will be noted that this pad can be grasped by the hands of the operator around the upper margin as at 4, the palm of the operators hand enclosing the cupshaped opening 3. WVithin this cup-shaped opening 3 is located a semi-circular soap member 5 which is detachable from the pad 2 as desired. The porous nature of the pad 2 permits the access of fluids therethrough the return of soap suds through the pad.

It will be understood that I do not de sire to confine myself exclusively to thisparticular configuration of pad or soap, as it is possible to-provide other forms of pads which are adapted to contain other forms of soaps or cleaning materials.

The features of my invention are the use of a containing pad of. wool having a cleaning material, such as soap, of similar configuration placed therein, the pad being so arranged that it is easy to grasp, and preferably being so arranged that grasping the pad with the hand will maintain the soap in position. 1 j Y It will be further'understood that different types of cleaningmaterial may be employed, but that I prefer the soap.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modificaas may be necessary varying conditions and uses.

to adapt it to Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by-Letters Patent, is

In combination, a porous cup-shaped, semi-spherical abrasive member and a semispherical soap cake seated therein.

2. In combination,

hollow interior and a cake mounted therein.

semi-spherical soa ereof, I' aflix myslgna- In testimony w ture.

H. ROBBINS.

a semi-spherical steel 

